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the fbi says surveillance pictures show dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev at a gas station in cambridge where they drove with the owner of the suv they carjacked. one of them, investigators say, began the carjacking by pointing a gun at the driver and saying, "did you hear about the boston explosion? i did that." the carjacker showed the driver that he had bullets in his gun according to the fbi and said, "i'm serious." at the scene of the shootout in watertown where tamerlan tsarnaev was killed, other explosive devices were also found. in an interview for "dateline" nbc, the boston police commissioner says that's one reason he thinks the brothers planned other attacks. >> we had to step over some unexploded devices that they threw at the officers. and i can only understand from that that they had other targets. they were going other places. >> that was nbc's pete williams. thank you so much. >>> today members of the house will get a top-secret briefing on the boston bombings. while the chair of the senate intelligence committee is demanding that the fbi explain why more was not done to
the fbi says surveillance pictures show dzhokhar and tamerlan tsarnaev at a gas station in cambridge where they drove with the owner of the suv they carjacked. one of them, investigators say, began the carjacking by pointing a gun at the driver and saying, "did you hear about the boston explosion? i did that." the carjacker showed the driver that he had bullets in his gun according to the fbi and said, "i'm serious." at the scene of the shootout in watertown where tamerlan...
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dzhokhar, a wrestler, and tamerlan, a boxer. who hoped to be on the u.s. olympic team. but in recent years, tamerlan had changed and became radicalized, according to his uncle, who says he then spoke to a family friend. >> he said there is someone who brainwashed him, some newly convert to islam. >> reporter: in 2011, russian intelligence, concerned about the threat of chech knowian terrorism asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan, based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and that he had changed drastically since 2010, according to an fbi statement. the fbi says a checked databases, interviewed tamerlan and family members, but quote did not find any terrorism activity, domestic or foreign. the fbi says it asked the russians for more, but never got answers. >> without any strong derogatory information, the fbi would still be limited in what it could do. >> reporter: in january, 2012, tamerlan flew to russia for six months. within a month of his return, in august 2012, tamerlan set up this youtube account full of islamie jihadi postings, many in russian
dzhokhar, a wrestler, and tamerlan, a boxer. who hoped to be on the u.s. olympic team. but in recent years, tamerlan had changed and became radicalized, according to his uncle, who says he then spoke to a family friend. >> he said there is someone who brainwashed him, some newly convert to islam. >> reporter: in 2011, russian intelligence, concerned about the threat of chech knowian terrorism asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan, based on information that he was a follower of...
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he said during tamerlan's visit last year he talked about moving back. but if tamerlan had become alienated in america, angry or radicalized his father said he didn't see it. and tamerlan was already religious here, visiting a mosque every day, one many say has ties to radical islam. >> they have arrested people from this mosque, said this man, a government security adviser. anzar would not discuss tamerlan's religious beliefs. his mother was too upset to appear on camera. they insist their sons are innocent. i need facts, proof, the father cries. they have destroyed the reputation of all of us. anzar had been planning to fly to the u.s. tomorrow. now he's staying to meet russian authorities. like everyone, they have questions. adrian mong, nbc news, dagestan. >>> in the midst of the boston story came another one this afternoon. another terrorist plot, unrelated, troubling nonetheless. this one was thwarted. it targeted passenger trains, routes from the u.s. to canada among the potential targets. nbc's stephanie gosk has been working the story all day. s
he said during tamerlan's visit last year he talked about moving back. but if tamerlan had become alienated in america, angry or radicalized his father said he didn't see it. and tamerlan was already religious here, visiting a mosque every day, one many say has ties to radical islam. >> they have arrested people from this mosque, said this man, a government security adviser. anzar would not discuss tamerlan's religious beliefs. his mother was too upset to appear on camera. they insist...
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so the older brother tamerlan was an american person in 2011. there are limits to what we do to american citizens in terms of tracking them, surveilling them, monitoring their thoughts and their expressions. that's a fact. that's a reality of being a united states person or citizen. so there is this aspect of home-grown terrorism that has to be confronted. how you try to protect the country against it. as well as the nature of this kind of attack. a small bore, a terror attack with far fewer victims than some of the other attacks we've seen. how as a country do we secure the homeland as a result of that? i think that's part of where the debate will go. >> the other part of the debate is immigration and that's come back up, in washington because of an immigration deal and also because of what happened this week in boston. >> no question. and let's remember our recent history. 9/11 occurs at a time when the bush administration was pursuing comprehensive immigration reform. that was completely displaced by the 9/11 attacks and all the fear about pe
so the older brother tamerlan was an american person in 2011. there are limits to what we do to american citizens in terms of tracking them, surveilling them, monitoring their thoughts and their expressions. that's a fact. that's a reality of being a united states person or citizen. so there is this aspect of home-grown terrorism that has to be confronted. how you try to protect the country against it. as well as the nature of this kind of attack. a small bore, a terror attack with far fewer...
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they say it appears neither he nor his brother, tamerlan had links to terror groups. tamerlan, killed in a shootout, often looked at extremist websites. >>> memorial service will be held for the m.i.t. police campus officer who, authorities say, was killed by the boston bombing suspects. vice president biden and his wife, jill, are expected to attend the private memorial for officer sean collier. officers think he was killed by the boston marathon suspects because they wanted his gun. >>> in west texas, a funeral is set for one of the people killed in that massive fertilizer plant explosion. 52-year-old kenneth harris jr. will be the first person laid to rest following that blast that simply leveled a large portion of that town last week. such a terrifying scene out there. a native of west, texas, and was working as a volunteer firefighter at the time of the blast. at least 14 people were killed. 200 more were injured during last week's deadly explosion. >>> one of two men accused in a terror plot in canada will be in court today. canadian investigators say the pair p
they say it appears neither he nor his brother, tamerlan had links to terror groups. tamerlan, killed in a shootout, often looked at extremist websites. >>> memorial service will be held for the m.i.t. police campus officer who, authorities say, was killed by the boston bombing suspects. vice president biden and his wife, jill, are expected to attend the private memorial for officer sean collier. officers think he was killed by the boston marathon suspects because they wanted his gun....
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tamerlan born in kyrgystan, comes in 2002. he becomes a u.s. citizen, 9/11/2012. he was a wrestler, enrolled at the university of massachusetts-dartmouth. so many friends talking so positively about him. tamerlan, his older brother, does that travel. he comes later than his younger brother. he was mayrried, had a 3-year-od daughter. had a domestic violence incident. he dropped out of community colle college. he was a competitive boxer. people speaking very positively about him. but, chairman mike rogers, now we have more information about some evidence of him sort of dropping out of society, as it were, information after he comes back from foreign travel, postings on his youtube account and other social media indicating that he had exposure to jihadist elements whether that's connect canned to chechnya and the struggles there or otherwise. what do you know this morning and what do you want to know? >> it's important to understand why, in fact, the fbi interviewed him in the first place. so they had information from a foreign intelligence service that they were con
tamerlan born in kyrgystan, comes in 2002. he becomes a u.s. citizen, 9/11/2012. he was a wrestler, enrolled at the university of massachusetts-dartmouth. so many friends talking so positively about him. tamerlan, his older brother, does that travel. he comes later than his younger brother. he was mayrried, had a 3-year-od daughter. had a domestic violence incident. he dropped out of community colle college. he was a competitive boxer. people speaking very positively about him. but, chairman...
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the older brother, tamerlan, came onto the fbi radar back in 2011. i know you have a copy of something now that i have as well. this is a statement from the fbi. the question is once he came on the radar, what happened to him? bear with me. this is from the fbi. once the fbi learned the identities of the two brothers today, the fbi reviewed its records and determined that in early 2011 a foreign government asked fbi for information about tamerlan tsarnaev. it was based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and strong believer and he had changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the united states for travel to the country's region to join unspecified underground groups. where did it go from there, michael? >> a couple of points, matt. first, we have to put this in context. the fbi and the national counterterrorism center that i led receives about 10,000 pieces of intelligence on terrorism each day so this was one of those. what the fbi did was interview him, try to get more information from the foreign intelligence servic
the older brother, tamerlan, came onto the fbi radar back in 2011. i know you have a copy of something now that i have as well. this is a statement from the fbi. the question is once he came on the radar, what happened to him? bear with me. this is from the fbi. once the fbi learned the identities of the two brothers today, the fbi reviewed its records and determined that in early 2011 a foreign government asked fbi for information about tamerlan tsarnaev. it was based on information that he...
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tamerlan phoned their father in russia to say everything is fine. >> these two knew enough to stay in place, live their lives as they normally did, nothing to attract attention to themselves. >> reporter: they came from russia ten years ago jahar was a star wrestler, tamm rerlan was bongser and deeply religious. they prayed together at this mosque. >> they never exhibited violent behavior. >> reporter: in 2011, the fbi questioned tamerlan at the request of foreign authorities who suspected he had ties to radical underground groups, be i the fbi found no link to terror. then after a trip to russia last year, a play list of jihadist videos was posted on a you tube channel tamerlan apparently set up. but jahar's friends say he showed no signs of extremism. >> i can't stress to anyone how normal of a kid he was and how mind blowing it is someone so normal could live such a crazy double life almost. >> reporter: investigators are trying to piece this together. two members of congress want to know if the fbi missed something when they questioned tamerlan two years ago. now asking for a full
tamerlan phoned their father in russia to say everything is fine. >> these two knew enough to stay in place, live their lives as they normally did, nothing to attract attention to themselves. >> reporter: they came from russia ten years ago jahar was a star wrestler, tamm rerlan was bongser and deeply religious. they prayed together at this mosque. >> they never exhibited violent behavior. >> reporter: in 2011, the fbi questioned tamerlan at the request of foreign...
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tamerlan was killed. police feel confident the two carried out the bombings on their own. >> we are satisfied that the two people committing the damage have been arrested or killed and the people of boston can rest comfortably. >> reporter: the first of four funerals took place today, a private service for krystle campbell. as for the body of tamerlan his parents want to travel to the u.s. to bring his body back. authorities warn the fbi that tamerlan had visited the hot bed of jihad. >> how could we from 2012 until the attack miss all of the radical statements and activity this guy engaged in. >> reporter: since dzhokhar tsarnaev is an american citizen he cannot be charged as an enemy combattant. instead tsarnaev will be tried in federal court. janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >>> an al qaeda backed terror plot has been foiled. canadian authorities announced they arrested two men that they say wanted to carry out a major terrorist attack on a passenger train. this is video of one of the suspects arriving
tamerlan was killed. police feel confident the two carried out the bombings on their own. >> we are satisfied that the two people committing the damage have been arrested or killed and the people of boston can rest comfortably. >> reporter: the first of four funerals took place today, a private service for krystle campbell. as for the body of tamerlan his parents want to travel to the u.s. to bring his body back. authorities warn the fbi that tamerlan had visited the hot bed of...
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tamerlan was an extrovert. >> wow. and he had the force of will and inner strength to succeed in a very tough business which at the end of the day calls for you to strap on gloves, get in a ring with someone of equal height, power, and size and -- >> he equated himself quite well. >> that's right. knock each other out. >> john curran, thank you very much. john curran, former boxing coach of what is now one of two suspects deceased older brother with the black baseball cap on the right. it is the white baseball cap, the younger suspect that has been and still remains the focus of such a manhunt. within the last hour, we've been told by the emergency management office in boston that if you are at work in boston and -- by the way, look at the streets in that area. if you're at work, they would rather you not shelter at work. they would much prefer it if you went home. so those people who are on the job today and did go into work in boston, this is really kind of being treated as almost a snow day. if it weren't for the fa
tamerlan was an extrovert. >> wow. and he had the force of will and inner strength to succeed in a very tough business which at the end of the day calls for you to strap on gloves, get in a ring with someone of equal height, power, and size and -- >> he equated himself quite well. >> that's right. knock each other out. >> john curran, thank you very much. john curran, former boxing coach of what is now one of two suspects deceased older brother with the black baseball...
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just months before the bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev shop here at this fireworks store in new hampshire. the store owner said he purchased these large lock and load mortar kits. 48 fireworks in all. what was his demeanor when he bought this? >> just a normal everyday customer. he wasn't overly friendly or rude. >> reporter: from his hospital bed, bombing suspect dzhokhar is filling in the blanks saying they learned how to make a bomb from the internet. dzhokhar told investigators he and his brother acted alone and offered a motive, too. the brothers believe the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan were an attack on islam. the day after the boston attack, dzhokhar spoke with college friends at the gym. >> i talked to him about how it was crazy that we had a bombing in boston. >> you said that, you talked about the bombing? >> yes, i said it's a real tragedy that it's happened in afghanistan and around the world. >> reporter: meanwhile, tamerlan's wife katie lives in seclusion at her parents' home in rhode island. >> the reports of violence by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolu
just months before the bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev shop here at this fireworks store in new hampshire. the store owner said he purchased these large lock and load mortar kits. 48 fireworks in all. what was his demeanor when he bought this? >> just a normal everyday customer. he wasn't overly friendly or rude. >> reporter: from his hospital bed, bombing suspect dzhokhar is filling in the blanks saying they learned how to make a bomb from the internet. dzhokhar told investigators he...
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after a shootout that ensued, 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was pronounced dead at the hospital. at 1:17, officials descended and began the start of a massive man hunt. several explosive devices scatterled in the streets were detonated. at 8:00 a.m., the governor urged boston to shelter in place. that was lifted ten hours later. around 7:00 last night, shots erupted in watertown once between. federal investigators received a tip that a person covered in blood was inside a boat in a woman's backyard. at 8:45 after another round of gunfire, officials announced they do have the suspect in custody alive. and dozens of people waiting on the streets of watertown erupt into cheers, applauding the work of law enforcement. the white house releasing this photo of president obama in the oval office moments after tsarnaev was captured. it showed the president being briefed by the assistant to the president. mr. obama addressed the nation last night. praising law enforcement personnel and the city of boston for its resolve. this week, some 9,000 people from every law enforcement agency near a
after a shootout that ensued, 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was pronounced dead at the hospital. at 1:17, officials descended and began the start of a massive man hunt. several explosive devices scatterled in the streets were detonated. at 8:00 a.m., the governor urged boston to shelter in place. that was lifted ten hours later. around 7:00 last night, shots erupted in watertown once between. federal investigators received a tip that a person covered in blood was inside a boat in a woman's...
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suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is apparently koobt cooperating with investigators indicating his brother tamerlan was the mastermind behind the attack. he said their motivation was to protect islam and the two acted alone with no help from outside terror organizations. the criminal complaint outlines security video and photos, including this one, that shows the 19-year-old leaving his backpack along a metal barrier and using his cell phone. the complaint points out he alone appears calm in the chaos after the first blast. we're also hearing from swat team members. the officer that pulled him from the boat where he was in hiding. >> we wanted to get him in custody and have the situation come to an end for us, the families, the city. it needed to end. >> reporter: though there are still signs that tragedy is far from over. scars from the blast can still be seen along boylston street. today for the first time it's open to residents and business owners as they continue repairs. the public should be allowed back in the area soon. also this morning slain mit police officer sean collier was laid to rest
suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is apparently koobt cooperating with investigators indicating his brother tamerlan was the mastermind behind the attack. he said their motivation was to protect islam and the two acted alone with no help from outside terror organizations. the criminal complaint outlines security video and photos, including this one, that shows the 19-year-old leaving his backpack along a metal barrier and using his cell phone. the complaint points out he alone appears calm in the chaos...